Evaluation of potential toxicity and bioavailability of chromium in sediments associated with chromite ore processing residue

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2576-2583

  Becker, D Scott ^a   Long, Edward R ^b   Proctor, Deborah M ^a   Ginn, Thomas C ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b ERL Environmental   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid volatile sulfide; Bioavailability; Chromium; Sediments; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM METALLURGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MEASUREMENT THEORY; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ACID-VOLATILE SULFIDE (AVS); ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHROMITE ORE PROCESSING RESIDUES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CHROMIUM;

AMPHIPOD; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ANOXIC SEDIMENT; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHROMITE; CHROMIUM; LABORATORY METHOD; ORE DEPOSIT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURVEY; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TEST;

AMPELISCA ABDITA; AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEPTOCHEIRUS PLUMULOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESSING; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHROMIUM; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS;

HACKENSACK; NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPELISCA ABDITA; LEPTOCHEIRUS PLUMULOSUS;

EID: 33845410522     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/05-494R.1     Document Type: Article

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